Definition of "limp" in English

verb

1. (intransitive) To walk lamely, as if favoring one leg.

2. (intransitive, figurative, of a vehicle) To travel with a malfunctioning system of propulsion.

   • The bomber limped home on one engine.

3. (intransitive, figurative) To move or proceed irregularly.

   • limping verses
   • The business limped through the recession

4. (poker slang, intransitive) To call, particularly in an unraised pot pre-flop.

noun

1. An irregular, jerky or awkward gait.

   • She walks with a limp.

2. A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.

adjective

1. Flaccid; flabby, resembling flesh.

2. Lacking stiffness; floppy, flimsy.

   • a limp rope

3. (slang, of a penis) Not erect.

4. (slang, of a man) Not having an erection.

5. Physically weak.

verb

1. (intransitive, stative) To be inadequate or unsatisfactory.

noun

1. A scraper of board or sheet-iron shaped like half the head of a small cask, used for scraping the ore off the sieve in the operation of hand-jigging.

verb

1. (obsolete, intransitive) To happen; befall; chance.

2. (obsolete, transitive) To come upon; meet.

phrase

1. (historical) Acronym of Louis XIV, James II, Queen Mary of Modena and the Prince of Wales (a code-word among Jacobites)